Cops probe Stamford link in Greenwich shooting

Updated 10:48 pm, Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Police investigators search along Indian Field Road in Cos Cob Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, following a shooting at the location the night before. Shots were fired at two passengers in a car, in what police are saying was not a random shooting. No one was injured. less

Police investigators search along Indian Field Road in Cos Cob Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, following a shooting at the location the night before. Shots were fired at two passengers in a car, in what police are ... more

Police investigators search along Indian Field Road in Cos Cob Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, following a shooting at the location the night before. Shots were fired at two passengers in a car, in what police are saying was not a random shooting. No one was injured. less

Police investigators search along Indian Field Road in Cos Cob Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, following a shooting at the location the night before. Shots were fired at two passengers in a car, in what police are ... more

GREENWICH -- Police believe a Stamford gang rivalry may have spilled over into Greenwich, where investigators are looking into a report of multiple shots fired at two passengers in a car around 11 p.m. Monday.

No one was injured in the incident, which occurred on Indian Field Road just off Interstate 95 near the corner of Osceola Drive in Cos Cob. Police say it was not a random shooting. According to police, the two victims, who are not from Greenwich, were targeted by the shooter.

Stamford police Lt. Diedrich Hohn said the men being shot at late Monday night are Stamford residents who reside on Lawn Avenue, near where three men opened fire in a parking lot Sunday night.

"We believe the two men were targeted because of a rivalry going on in the Custer Street, Lawn Avenue area," he said.

Hohn said he did not want to elaborate further and possibly interfere with the Greenwich investigation. Hohn said Stamford police are working with Greenwich investigators to find the person responsible.

Neighbors on Indian Field Road reported hearing up to six gunshots at 11 p.m. Monday night.

Police closed Indian Field Road near the corner of Osceola Drive for a few hours as they conducted an investigation, neighbors said Tuesday morning. Another road closure was expected Wednesday morning as police continue the investigation.

"My son was in his bedroom in the front of the house and all of the sudden I heard the bang. I'm not sure if it was five or six. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang and a second delay and I heard a second bang," said Denise Lefton, who lives on Indian Field Road, one house south of Osceola Drive.

Lefton said she has lived in the house for 16 years and she has never heard a sound like that before and was sure it was not a backfiring car, so she called police.

Lefton said police were quickly at the scene looking around.

Another neighbor a few houses north on Indian Field Road also said she heard what sounded like four or five shots, but didn't want to give her name.

The road was reopened shortly after 7 a.m.

Numerous members of the Patrol Division, Detective Division, and Forensics Section were involved in investigating the incident, interviewing the victims, and collecting evidence.

The Greenwich Police Department is also collaborating with several other Connecticut police agencies in seeking to determine if there are connections to other area shootings, police said.